Suggested books and articles for rhetorical grammar study.

ARTICLES

Cazden, C. (1974). Play and metalinguistic awareness: One dimension of language experience. 

The Urban Review, 7(1), 28-39.

Jones, S.M., Myhill, D.A., Bailey, T.C. (2013). Grammar for Writing? An investigation into the effect of contextualised grammar teaching on student writing. Reading and Writing, 26(8), 1241-1263.

Kolln, M. (1996). Rhetorical grammar: A modification lesson. The English Journal, 85(7), 

25-31.

Kolln, M. (1996). Rhetorical grammar: A modification lesson. The English Journal, 85(7), 

25-31.

Micciche, L. (2004). Making a case for rhetorical grammar. College Composition and 

Communication, 55(4), 716-737.

Myhill, D., Jones, S., & Watson, A. (2013). Grammar matters: How teachers’ grammatical 

knowledge impacts on the teaching of writing. Teaching and Teacher Education 36

77-91.

Myhill, D., Jones, S., Watson, A., & Lines, H. (2013). Playful explicitness with grammar: A 

pedagogy for writing. Literacy, 47(2), 103-111.

Sanborn, J. (1986). Grammar: Good wine before its time. The English Journal, 75(3), 72-80. 

Tchudi, S., & Thomas, L. (1996). Taking the g-r-r-r out of grammar. The English Journal 

85(7), 46-54.

Hartwell, P. (1985). Grammar, grammars, and the teaching of grammar. College English, 47(2), 105-127.

Morenberg, Max. Doing Grammar. 2nd ed. New York:   Oxford UP, 1997. Print.

While I’ve categorized the books below, obviously, learning more about grammar and language is going to affect how you teach grammar and language. And how you learn to teach grammar and language will affect what you know about grammar and language. No categorizations are absolute. These are mere suggestive categories to help exploration of new concepts. Good luck!

Teaching Dependent Clauses and Argumentative/Persuasive Writing